Conventional TBNA – A underutilized but valuable technique during bronchoscopy in comparsion with other conventional diagnostic techniques (CDTs) in diagnosing lung malignancies

P. Shital, A. Kailash, P. Gopal, S. Rao, C. C. Deepu, J. Mohan (Jodhpur, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –TBNA, EBUS-TBNA and new technologies for diagnostic bronchoscopy
Session: TBNA, EBUS-TBNA and new technologies for diagnostic bronchoscopy
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 427
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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P. Shital, A. Kailash, P. Gopal, S. Rao, C. C. Deepu, J. Mohan (Jodhpur, India). Conventional TBNA – A underutilized but valuable technique during bronchoscopy in comparsion with other conventional diagnostic techniques (CDTs) in diagnosing lung malignancies. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 427

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